Pars prima: Chilensis linguæ grammatica (v. 1: p. [1]-185; p. 185-186 present a letter by Andrés Febrés addressed to Havestadt, written in the Araucanian language from Chile). -- Pars secunda: Indiculus universalis /R.P. Pomey soc. Jesu in linguam Chilensen translatus, additisque exemplis quam plurimis ad facilius addiscendum auctus (v. 1: p. 187-535. 1 plate). -- Pars tertia: Catechismus in prosa & versu (v. 2: p. 539-599). -- Pars quarta: Voces Indicae ordine alphabetico, adjectis numeris, ubi singulæ plenius & copiosius explicantur (v. 2: p. 601-807). -- Pars quinta: Voces Latinæ eodem ordiue [sic], & adjectis numeris (v. 3: p. [1-2], = [809-810], 811-891. 2 plates). -- Pars sexta: Notæ musicæ ad canendum in organo cantiones partis tertiæ à n. 650. usque ad n. 676 (v. 3: p. [892]; half title only). -- Pars septima: Mappa geographia cum Diario &c. (v. 3: p. 893-951. 1 folded map). -- [Appendix]: Lachrymæ salutares, ... (v. 3: p. [1]-78, [1], the latter an illustration)

Originally written in Spanish, between 1753 and 1765. Title of manuscript: Chilidugo ó Lengua de los Indios de el reyno de Chile

Work divided into seven parts and one appendix (v. 1: pts. 1-2; v. 2: pts. 3-4; v. 3: pts. 5-7; appendix)

Title page v. 2 reads: Chilidúu pars tertia. Catechismus in prosa & versu. Tomus II. Monasterii Westphaliæ typis Aschendorfianis. 1777

Title page v. 3 reads: Chilidúu pars quinta. Voces Latinæ eodem ordine et adjectis numeris. Tomus III. Monasterii Westphaliæ typis Aschendorfianis. 1777

Appendix headed "Lachrymæ salutares" has special caption title and independent signatures and paging

Vignette on title pages: Monogram of Jesus

Date of publication on title page of v. 1 not given as part of the imprint, but on both sides of the vignette: 17

Signatures: v. 1: * A-2K; v. 2: 2L-3D; v. 3: 3E-3N chi1 A-E (E8 verso blank). Leaf 2N4 (v. 2) signed as "Nn3"; leaf 2R4 (v. 2) signed as "R4"; leaf A2 (appendix) signed as "A3"

Pages 321-328 in v. 1 not used; no text lacking. Page 460 (v. 1) misnumb.: "60"

Plates (5) unnumbered; 1 is a folded map. The illustration on leaf E8recto (appendix) is a text illustration, not a leaf of plates

The accompanying material (music, forming part 6) was available separately, as was the map. The engraved half title (p. [1]) reads: Chiliduupars sexta. Notæ musicæ ad canendum in clavichordio cantiones partis tertiæ à n. 650 usque ad no. 676

Errata (v. 1: p. 586; v. 2: p. 808; v. 3: p. 952, [1-2]; appendix: p.78). Errata v. 2 include corrections to the appendix; errata in v. 3: p. [2] include corrections to Havestadt's work: Zwölf Missions-Predigten. Münster, 1778

Brown, J.C. Cat., 1493-1800

Medina, J.T. Bib. hispano-chilena

Backer-Sommervogel

Streit, R. Bib. missionum

Grässe

John Carter Brown Library copy, bound in contemporary calf, in two volumes (v. 1; v. 2-3), lacks the accompanying material; pages 2-8 available in facsim

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